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Imam Hussein Charity (IHC), a Shia humanitarian center based in the UK, reiterated its commitment to offer its humanitarian services to poor and needy families around the world, especially in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Iran. The charity’s managers say that…

The World Food Day is celebrated worldwide on October 16 in honor of the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.This day is also celebrated by many organizations related to food security, including the World Food Programme…

At least 49 people were killed and 120 others are missing after a boat capsized Saturday in Mbandaka city on the Congo River in northwest Equateur Province, Anadolu Agency reported. “The boat was traveling to Bolomba when it tipped over…

The Abi Al-Fadl Al-Abbas Center and Hussainiya in Helsinki, Finland continues its religious lecturs and Husseini rituals which aim at attracting young people and diaspora communities to the authentic Islamic religion. The officials of the center confirmed that the center…

The Shia community in Scotland, United Kingdom, celebrated the Day of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, which marked on October 12 according to the country’s calendar. The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, celebrate this day with…

Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to natural and human-made disasters, a new report released Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows. The loss…

Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked among the worst globally, leading…

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health in order to bring more…

A team of scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), led by Dr. Chan-hoon Park, have designed and developed a special powered wheelchair that addresses the major problems regular products cause for people with walking disability. The…

Amazon launched its first two prototype satellites into space on Friday in a challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service. The e-commerce and web services giant’s Project Kuiper aims to provide fast and affordable broadband internet around the world by…